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pipe down1.■[美国英语]安静下来；停止叫喊、谈话等；不再那么坚持或过于自信；[俚语]变得较谨慎：On seeing the teacher coming, the students in the classroom piped down.一看到老师走来，教室里的学生就静下来了。2.■用管道往下输送：The gas was piped down from the central gas station to the sub-stations.煤气通过管道从总站往下输送到各分站。3.■吹哨子下班，吹哨子收工(指甲板上的水手们)：It is time to pipe the sailors down.该是吹哨让海员们停工的时候了。 |